Sleeve and cuff holder.



B. R. KABIGTING.

SLEEVE AND CUFF HGLDER. APPLICATION man 1AN.14, 1916.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

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Gwi/bmoom BERNARD RIVERA KABIGTING, OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.

SLEEVE AND CUEE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed January 14, 1916. Y Serial No. 72,092.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, BERNARD RIVERA KA-BIGTING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Barbara, inthe county of Santa Barbara and State of California, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in'Sleeve and Cuif Holders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear,y and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sleeve or cuE holders, and the primary objectof the invention is to provide a holder for cuffs or shirt sleeves,which will hold the marginal edges of the cuffs or sleeves properlyconnected and maintain the proper shape of the cuffs.

Anotherobject of this invention is to provide a cuff or sleeve holder asspecified which includes a substantially V-shaped member for engagementwith the outer surfaces of a cuff adjacent to its marginal edges, and anadjustable member which is positioned within the cuif and is adjustablefor forcing portions of the culi' against the inner sides of theV-shaped member for securely clamping the holder to the cuff or sleeveand maintaining the cui? in its properv shape.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists insuch novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like andcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragment of a shirt cuff showing theimproved holder attached thereto, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of theholder, Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the holder showing it appliedto a shirt cuff, Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the holder showing partsthereof broken away, Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, andFig. 6 is a detail view showing the manner in which a cuff must be cutto permit of the attachment of a holder thereto.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate the freeedges of a shirt cuif of ordinary construction, which are provided withrecesses 3 cut therein and extending inwardly from their marginal edges.

The holder includes, a substantially V- shaped plate 4 which comprises apair of upstanding diverging plates 5. and 6 which have their edgesconnected by a bight portion 7 the inner surface of which is adapted forlying in a horizontal plane. The plates 5 and lcurve, to conform to thecurvature of the cuff 1. In applying the sleeve or culi' holder, theplates 5 and 6, are positioned upon the outer surfaces of the edges ofthe cuE, while the bight portion 7 extends across from one end to theother within the recess 3. An adjustable structure generically indicatedby the numeral 10 is positioned interiorly of the culf, and is adaptedfor forcing the sides of the cuff outwardly into engagement with theinner surfaces of the plates 5 and 6 for properly connecting the holderto the cuff. The structure 10, comprises a substantially T-shaped member11, which has a head 12, the edges of which are provided with aplurality of recesses 13, for providing a roughened edge for engagementwith the shirt cuff. The base 14 of the member 11 is hollow, and is alsoprovided with a pair of vertically extending openings 15 and 16 whichcommunicate with the interior of the post or base 11. The head 12 isprovided with an opening 17 extending vertically through the center ofthe same which has an enlargement 18 formed therein. A bolt 19 extendsthrough the opening 17, and it has an enlargement 20, formed thereon vwhich is rotatably seated in the enlargement 18 o-f the opening 17. Thebolt 19 has an eye at 21 formed upon its upper end and projectingoutwardly out of the head 12. A plate 22 is loosely connected to the eye21 and lies in abutment with the upper surface of the head 12, when notin use and when it is desired to rotate the bolt 19, the plate 22 ismoved vertically so that it can be conveniently gripped by the thumb andfinger of an operator for rotating the bolt.

The screw threaded shank 23 of the bolt 19 is seated in a screw threadedopening 24 which extends vertically within an enlarged portion 25 formedcentrally in the member 26. The member 26 comprises a plate 27 which isvertically adjustable within the hollow portion of the post 14 of themember 11, and a transversely extending plate 28 which is attached tothelower edge of the plate 26 and engages the upper flat surface of thebight portion 7, as is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.The edges of the transverse plate 28 are positioned beneath thelongitudinal edges of the recesses 3 which are formed within the cuff.

Vhen the improved holder is attached to the free edges of a cuff orsleeve for'holding these edges in their proper positions andfacilitating the maintenance of the proper shape of the cuff, theV-shaped member 4 is positioned so that the plates 5 and 6 will engagethe outer surfaces of the edges 1 and 2 of the cuff and so that thebight portion fl will extend through the recesses 3.

The adjustable member 10 is positioned within the cuff between the edges1 and 2, so that the horizontal or transverse plate 28, will rest uponthe upper horizontal surface of the bight portion 7, and be positionedbeneath lthe longitudinal edges of the recesses 8, as is 4clearly shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings. After the member 10 has been positioned inthis manner, the bolt 19 is rotated which will feed the upper T- shapedsection or member 12 downwardly causing the edges of the head of thesame to engage the inner surfaces of the sides or edges 1 and 2 of thecuff and force them into iii-m binding engagement with the innersurfaces of the plates 5 and 6, thereby securely attaching the holder tothe cuff or shirt sleeve and also cause the holder to connect the freeedges of the cuff or sleeve.

In reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitatealterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterationsare comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

lVhat is claimed is 1. In a cuff or sleeve holder, the combination, of asubstantially V-shaped member including a pair of diverging side plates,a

bight portion connecting the lower edges of said plates, a body platehaving a substantially horizontally positioned plate formed upon itslower edge, said horizontally positioned plate positioned upon the innersurface of said bight portion, a sleeve formed centrally of said bodyplate and extending vertically thereon, a substantially T-shaped rmemberadjustably supported by said plate,

the edges of the head of said substantially` T-shaped member beingprovided with a plurality of notches, the edges of lsaid T-shaped memberadapted kfor engagement with the inner surfaces of the portions of acuff or sleeve adjacent to its marginal edges for forcing them into firmengagement with the inner surface of said diverging side plates.

2. In a cuff or sleeve holder, the combination, of a substantiallyV-shaped member including a pair of diverging side plates, a

bight portion connecting the lower edges of said plates, a body platehaving a substantially horizontally positioned plate formed upon itslower edge, said horizontally positioned plate positioned upon the innersuri face of said bight portion, a sleeve formed centrally of said bodyplate and extending vertically thereon, a substantially T-shaped memberadjustably supported by said plate',

the edges of the head of said substantially T-shaped member beingprovided with a plurality of notches, the edges of saidY BERNARD RIVERAKABIG'IING.'

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Washington, ID. C."

